1520s, from French bobine, small instrument used in sewing or tapestry-making, perhaps from Latin balbus (see babble (v.)) for the stuttering, stammering noise it made.

To dream of bobbins, denotes that important work will devolve on you, and your interests will be adversely affected if you are negligent in dispatching the same work.   

The piece of your sewing machine that holds the bottom thread (the bobbin thread) and is placed in the bobbin case. It generally is under the area the needle penetrates and it loops with the needle th [..]

A spool on which thread is wound.

Small spool or reel that is wound with the thread used on lockstitch machines. Bobbins can be wound on the sewing machine or come pre-wound from the thread supplier. Generally, pre-wound bobbins conta [..]

(n) a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

A cylindrical cell design utilizing an internal cylindrical electrode and an external electrode arranged as a sleeve inside the cell container.

The individual package in which a carbon fiber roving is wound onto a core.

is a spool, coil form or structure upon which a coil is wound.

A tube (most commonly made of plastic or metal) which is attached to the back of the speaker cone. The voice-coil is wound around the bobbin.   Back   Back   Home  |  Contact Us  |  About Us  |  Advertise  |  Car Audio How to Links  |  Join!  |  Log-In

generic term used for dissolving pellets or capsules that activate firing pins in automatic life jackets.

A device used to feed thread to the needle on a lockstitch machine. Has a definite amount of thread on it and must be changed periodically.